Balachandran and Leng Lead 24 Remaining Contenders Into Day 4 of $1,500 Monster Stack
Day 3 of Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack witnessed 148 players start the day and only 24 players bag a stack for Tuesday, Oct. 19. The action will resume at 11 a.m. local time, and play may continue until a winner is determined. Although the remaining players have locked up $21,768, they will all be looking to win the WSOP gold bracelet and the $610,347 top prize that awaits one of them.
Jaesh Balachandran bagged the top stack going into Day 4 with 17,600,000 chips. Three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng (16,500,000), who claimed his third less than a week ago, will be looking for another one as he bagged the second-biggest stack of the night. Brazil’s Rafael Reis (10,975,000) and PokerNews’ Dannah Kamp (5,125,000) will also have a shot at gold.
However, not everyone could find a bag by the end of the night. Some of the notables who fell in Day 3 include James Romero, JJ Liu, Jason Somerville, Upeshka De Silva, and Chris Brewer.
Monster Stack End-of-Day 3 Top 10 Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaesh Balachandran | United States | 17,600,000 | 59 |
| 2 | Ryan Leng | United States | 16,500,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Anthony Ortega | United States | 15,775,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Rafael Reis | Brazil | 10,975,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 10,775,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Mordechai Hazan | Israel | 9,850,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Johan Schumacher | Belgium | 9,625,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Christopher Andler | Sweden | 8,300,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Jeffrey Vertes | Canada | 8,050,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Michael Noori | United States | 7,850,000 | 26 |
Day 4 starts at 11 a.m. local time on October 19 in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament resumes at Level 32 with blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000.
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